The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-14
MIDSUMMER SCORCHER
Indianapolis Gets Warmed Upto Tenn
perature of 101 Degrees in the Shade.
Signal Service Observer Wappenhans Says
There Are No Indications of Relief for
Several Days-0ne Case of Sunstroke.

Yesterday the heat began with an insensity
that warranted early morning predictions that it
would be the hottest day of the far.
In the for noon there was not sufficient wind to
disturb q feather. The city was baking undor
the intense rays of the sun, while the cloudless
sky offered no signs of coming relief in showers
or storm. From the brick and stone buildings
there came oppressive air. as if hot fires were
burning within. Everybody preferred to re-
main free from care and pay attention to keep
ing cool wherever a stray breeze could be found.
In the afternoon breath of cooling air would
now and then come 20 the momentary relief of
pedestrians these in stores, Offices and shops,
but it would die away in an instant leaving
nothing but tantalizing remembrance OF
what might be if heavy rain would only
drench the city.
In the weather signal Office high as it is above
the blistering Washington surface and
open to any stirring wind. not comfortable
corner could be found. Observer Wappephans
and his staff Of assistants, suffered like every
else who do not have clear knowledge Of the
freaks of the weather. at is the hottest day of
the year. said the Observer as he wiped streams
OF perspiration from his forehead and face.
That's right replied u coatless, vestess and
collariess assistant.
sIt is bad enough. but it can be WORSE" said
another, as he bent over the record of barome-
metric and THERMOMETERS readings he was writ
ting down.
air as much az anyone but he could give no in
timation of when there would be relief from
broiling SUM- There is not sign of rain." he
said 1t will continue to be warm, warm. warm.
This heat is FROM a southwest wave that is pass
ing north, and spreading to the northwest. 1t is
among the nineties west of the Rocky mount
aims, but have little TO do with that. The
cool mountain air always nullifies the bot
rents passing east from that region. But on
this side Of the monntains. as well,
the heat ranges in the nineties.
Then the southwest current
flowing north and northwest without the couu-
teracting influence of cooler air. 1t is noticeable
that wnie are broiling the people in
the southeast are enjoying comparatively cool
weather. It is not so hot even in New Orleans
Mobile here. while in Chattanooga and
Montgomery it is what we would call pleasant
weather What we want now is the counterfeit
ing cooler current from the north. This Excess
sively warm weather will probably continue
until we get rain The rainfall is short this
year and that is one of the first causes of the
present heat Since July we have had one and
half inch less rain than last July, and since
January the shortage is seven inches, Since
July / it las been eighteen degrees warmer
than last summer and since January
twenty-five degrees warmer Last July
in August, 92o, and in September. 9Oo. This
afternoon at o'clock, it was 97o. but an hour
later observed a slight fall in the reading 1t
had low barometer, the nights would be
insnfferaby hot AS it is. as soon as the suns
rays disappear. the cool air comes in to modify
conditions. The highest reading for heat in In
danapolis by the government Thermometer was
10lo. That was observed August II, 1881
can't say positively. but we may have a repeti-
tion of that hot period"
Towards evening there was slight change
but the air remained oppressive and it is very
probable that to-day will be as hot yesterday,
when the street thermometers in the shade
recorded 1919.
Taylor Woodfork, colored man employed as
a hod-carrier the new Union Depot over
come by the heat last evening at o'clock, an
Illinois street car. He was taken to his home,
No 80 West Eighth street, in kregelos ambu
yived.